Mostly drank water from my camelback, with a few cups of Powerade in the last 10 miles. Turkey and cheese sandwiches, peanut butter and grape jelly rollups, bananas, honey stinger pink lemonade chews, two Starbucks double shots of espresso.......11:47....I'm slow but I'm sure.

Took me 11.5 hours - slow. I ate whatever was available, but only ate a little bit. In the first half, I ate pb&j sandwiches and chips. Second half, ate jelly beans and m&ms. Throughout the entire race, I did get a lot of liquid calories through Gatorade and soda. Worked out pretty well for me.

It's a pretty flat race in Perth, Australia. I'm aiming for about 9 hours. However, time is the last thing I'm worried about. My problem is usually not drinking enough water. Does everyone try to follow the guidelines of a certain calorie amount per mile?

I have done the all liquid (diet supplement drinks); the eat whatever doesn't move; and everything in between. I am fortunate and can eat almost anything (BLT, PB&J, ramen, ... ).

What Gumby66 says about melons is true--especially in the heat.

The time thing is almost meaningless. At a hilly (mountainous?) trail 50-miler I an four consecutive years my time was from 7:50 to 11:40. Each year was totally different from the other---weather, mind games, a 40-miler the week before that my wife and I ran together (ran the 50 together too). There is another 50-miler that I have run three times, 27 years between the first and third, the times (6:31 and 10:16) don't tell much of a story, but I am very pleased with them.

That's one of the best pieces of advice I've ever gotten! Hydration wise- I tend to forget to drink in the beginning and therefore end up dehydrated later in the race. This happened in my last 50k and I got extremely dizzy and signs of heat sickness. It's definitely water, not the electrolytes, because I take salt packets and high sodium gels with me. I also sweat an abnormal amount for someone my size.

That's one of the best pieces of advice I've ever gotten! Hydration wise- I tend to forget to drink in the beginning and therefore end up dehydrated later in the race. This happened in my last 50k and I got extremely dizzy and signs of heat sickness. It's definitely water, not the electrolytes, because I take salt packets and high sodium gels with me. I also sweat an abnormal amount for someone my size.

Thank you .. is part of "Getting to the finish line drivel" --- old old post from somewhere else.

I ran a 12-hour on Saturday, 64.2 miles. I drank water and homemade iced tea with real sugar. I ate half a PB&J every hour. I took three Endurolytes (it was a cool day). There were two bananas and a peanut butter cookie thrown in for good luck. For me, simple is always better.

I ran a 12-hour on Saturday, 64.2 miles. I drank water and homemade iced tea with real sugar. I ate half a PB&J every hour. I took three Endurolytes (it was a cool day). There were two bananas and a peanut butter cookie thrown in for good luck. For me, simple is always better.

Congratulaions! That is a very good distance for a 12-hour. Which one was it? The Redmond Watershed 12-hour (5.375 mile trail loop) is this weekend and I'll be there for the fourth time--sandwiched in between two work days and it never seems to come off well.

Thanks John. It was called "What Was I Thinking?" Held on a 1.019 mile loop.

Mind The Ducks 12 Hour is in my neighborhood. Unfortunately the race was cancelled this year. A runner was coming in from Colorado trying to work his way through the 50 states challenge for the second time. This would be race #99 for him. Rather than cancel the trip his wife decided to create a race for him. It was very well done considering it came together with about two months notice and they organized it from 1,700 miles away. Good, goofy fun and a giant $25 entry fee. I love this kind of race.

I actually enjoy small loop timed events. You're never more than 10-15 minutes from your gear, food, drink of choice. If you can teach yourself to keep running and not stop every mile it is a convenient way to get some good distance in. It is also the only way that the race leaders and back of the packers get to spend time running together. It can be very social.